Rasool, Z. orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-6685 and Hackett, A. (2024) “I kept telling myself I have to learn; it is good for me and my children”: motherhood, motivation and learning English amongst a group of Pakistani British women. TESOL Journal, 15 (4). e849. ISSN 1056-7941
Abstract
This article uses an Islamic lens to explore the question, What are the identities, aspirations, and motivations for Pakistani and Muslim women learning English? As Muslim women, the research participants had a strong allegiance to motherhood, with children being a motivating factor in learning English. This study explores how motherhood identities and the Islamic faith intersect in powerful ways for Pakistani British women learning English in the United Kingdom. The way that motherhood identity is conceptualised through the Islamic faith for these learners can be invisible to educational institutions and policymakers. The article offers an alternative narrative by directly engaging with women's lived experiences as language learners, as Muslim women and as mothers, thus contributing knowledge from the perspective of the learners, whose voices are often not heard in TESOL debates.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). TESOL Journal published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of TESOL International Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | Curriculum and Pedagogy; Education |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2024 12:55 |
Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2024 12:55 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/tesj.849 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:220305 |